Who has access to the peer review of my project plan?
All peer reviews are considered sensitive information. The primary reviewer’s recommendations are sent to your Area Director and National Program Leader. Your Area Director’s staff will coordinate further distribution of the peer review. Individual peer reviews are not accessible via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), however, general information about the process may be. • Will my project plan be accessible to the general public? No, your Area Office is responsible for approving public access to your project plan and would be the party to provide that access if granted. OSQR will only give your project plan to peer reviewers who have signed a binding confidentiality agreement prior to receipt. • Do the objectives in a project plan need to match the objectives in the associated PDRAM? Yes, the objectives in the plan should be as stated in your PDRAM. • Can peer review be postponed? Postponement of peer reviews must be formally requested in a memo to the ARS Associate Administrator.
